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* '''[[Ed Asner]]''' |
* '''[[Ed Asner]]''' |
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** Ed Asner, who upon entering the field of voice acting has managed to appear in ''[[Freakazoid (Animation)|Freakazoid]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (Comic Strip)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Batman |
** Ed Asner, who upon entering the field of voice acting has managed to appear in ''[[Freakazoid (Animation)|Freakazoid]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (Comic Strip)|The Boondocks]]'', ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'', ''[[Spider-Man the Animated Series (Animation)|Spider-Man the Animated Series]]'', ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Captain Planet and The Planeteers (Animation)|Captain Planet and The Planeteers]]'', and ''[[Jonny Quest the Real Adventures (Animation)|Jonny Quest the Real Adventures]]'', all essentially voicing the exact same character: Ed Asner. |
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** ...and Granny Goodness in ''[[Justice League (Animation)|Justice League]]''. Who's '''still''' essentially Ed Asner. |
** ...and Granny Goodness in ''[[Justice League (Animation)|Justice League]]''. Who's '''still''' essentially Ed Asner. |
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** And now [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Up (Animation)|Up]]''. |
** And now [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Up (Animation)|Up]]''. |
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* '''Emily Bauer/Blau/Jenness''' |
* '''Emily Bauer/Blau/Jenness''' |
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** [[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Megumi Morisato]] shares a voice with [[Pokémon (Anime)|Dawn and Cynthia]]. |
** [[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Megumi Morisato]] shares a voice with [[Pokémon (Anime)|Dawn and Cynthia]]. |
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* '''[[Michael Bell]]''' |
* '''[[Michael Bell]]''' |
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** Michael Bell, who plays Raziel in ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' has also done the voicework for [[Metal Gear Solid (Video Game)|The Fear]], [[Eternal Darkness|Peter Jacob (and uncredited ingame and cutscene voicework for Maximillian Roivas, but not the autopsies)]], [[Baldurs Gate|Haer'Dalis]], amongst many many other roles. |
** Michael Bell, who plays Raziel in ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' has also done the voicework for [[Metal Gear Solid (Video Game)|The Fear]], [[Eternal Darkness|Peter Jacob (and uncredited ingame and cutscene voicework for Maximillian Roivas, but not the autopsies)]], [[Baldurs Gate|Haer'Dalis]], amongst many many other roles. |
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** Two I have to mention, one live action : Animated : ''Lance of the Lion [[Voltron (Anime)|Voltron]]'' ; Live : The amoral souvenir selling chopper pilot in a ''[[ |
** Two I have to mention, one live action : Animated : ''Lance of the Lion [[Voltron (Anime)|Voltron]]'' ; Live : The amoral souvenir selling chopper pilot in a ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]'' episode "Souvenirs". Hearing his voice on that ep drove me crazy 'til I made the connection. |
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** Dark Fact in ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys I and II]]. |
** Dark Fact in ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys I and II]]. |
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** He's also done multiple roles in the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' games. |
** He's also done multiple roles in the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' games. |
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* '''[[Mel Blanc]]''' |
* '''[[Mel Blanc]]''' |
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** If you've watched a lot of [[Looney Tunes]] shorts you could pick up [[Mel Blanc]]'s voice almost anywhere, for example Private Snafu, [[Secret Squirrel]], and [[Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats (Animation)|Heathcliff]] sound like [[Bugs Bunny/Characters|Bugs Bunny]], Mr. Spacely sounds like Yosemite Sam, [[The Flintstones|Barney Rubble]] sounds like Hugo the Abominable Snowman and Hula Hoop sounds like Marvin the Martian. |
** If you've watched a lot of [[Looney Tunes]] shorts you could pick up [[Mel Blanc]]'s voice almost anywhere, for example Private Snafu, [[Secret Squirrel]], and [[Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats (Animation)|Heathcliff]] sound like [[Bugs Bunny/Characters|Bugs Bunny]], Mr. Spacely sounds like Yosemite Sam, [[The Flintstones|Barney Rubble]] sounds like Hugo the Abominable Snowman and Hula Hoop sounds like Marvin the Martian. |
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** In addition to being the voice of just about ALL the classic [[Warner Bros]] animated characters (except Elmer Fudd and the ones voiced by June Foray, [[Stan Freberg]], Bea Benaderet, or Billy Bletcher), he was Twiki the robot, Tucker the mouse, [[Speed Buggy (Animation)|Speed Buggy]], Jack Benny's famous Maxwell car, [[The Monkees (Music)|The Monkees]]' car, and dozens more. |
** In addition to being the voice of just about ALL the classic [[Warner Bros]] animated characters (except Elmer Fudd and the ones voiced by June Foray, [[Stan Freberg (Creator)]], Bea Benaderet, or Billy Bletcher), he was Twiki the robot, Tucker the mouse, [[Speed Buggy (Animation)|Speed Buggy]], Jack Benny's famous Maxwell car, [[The Monkees (Music)|The Monkees]]' car, and dozens more. |
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** He also voiced the father of Bob and Doug McKenzie in ''[[Strange Brew]]''. |
** He also voiced the father of Bob and Doug McKenzie in ''[[Strange Brew]]''. |
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** It's [[Digimon Frontier|JP]] sounding much more suggestive than he should. |
** It's [[Digimon Frontier|JP]] sounding much more suggestive than he should. |
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*** Or [[Megas XLR|Jamie]], but even shriller (''Monkey thing!'') |
*** Or [[Megas XLR|Jamie]], but even shriller (''Monkey thing!'') |
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** Leeron aside, I have had repeated notable experiences with [[Hey |
** Leeron aside, I have had repeated notable experiences with [[Hey It's That Voice]] humbly deemed "Blum Moments", tending to not expect it: ''Strait Jacket'', ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'', the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]]'' movie, ''[[Wolverine]]''... he also [[Actor Allusion|just had to pull a Spike]] in his farewell to [[Toonami]]. |
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{{quote| "''Bang.''"}} |
{{quote| "''Bang.''"}} |
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** Since Blum does so many kinds of voice acting, it's always weird to hear [[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Spike]] or [[Code Geass (Anime)|Todoh]] try to sell me something in a TV commercial. |
** Since Blum does so many kinds of voice acting, it's always weird to hear [[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Spike]] or [[Code Geass (Anime)|Todoh]] try to sell me something in a TV commercial. |
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** Blum also voiced the guards in ''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes''. This Troper always found it funny to imagine Snake fighting off a bunch of Spike Spiegel clones. Hell, it might have made for a better game. |
** Blum also voiced the guards in ''Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes''. This Troper always found it funny to imagine Snake fighting off a bunch of Spike Spiegel clones. Hell, it might have made for a better game. |
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** For a good laugh, play STALKER: Clear Sky, Steve Blum with a very heavy Russian/Ukrainian accent. |
** For a good laugh, play STALKER: Clear Sky, Steve Blum with a very heavy Russian/Ukrainian accent. |
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** He shows up as soldiers in a whole bunch of [[First |
** He shows up as soldiers in a whole bunch of [[First-Person Shooter|first person shooter]] games, perhaps most notably Captain Foley in the original ''[[Call of Duty]]''. If you need some soldier voices for your shooter game he's apparently the go-to guy in the industry. This can result, as in ''Quake IV'', in encountering Steven talking to himself or walking out of a room containing one Steven to be instantly confronted with another. He is everywhere. Always watching... |
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** This troper was surprised to find him as the voice of [[Mass Effect|Grunt]]. |
** This troper was surprised to find him as the voice of [[Mass Effect|Grunt]]. |
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** In another Bioware Title, he voices Oghren in Dragon Age, and returned in its expansion. That's a main character. God knows where he finds the time to do everything he does. |
** In another Bioware Title, he voices Oghren in Dragon Age, and returned in its expansion. That's a main character. God knows where he finds the time to do everything he does. |
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*** And he'll be Starscream in ''[[Transformers Prime]]''. |
*** And he'll be Starscream in ''[[Transformers Prime]]''. |
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** He also voices ''[[Bulletstorm (Video Game)|Grayson Hunt]]'' |
** He also voices ''[[Bulletstorm (Video Game)|Grayson Hunt]]'' |
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** He now voices the Red Skull in ''[[Avengers |
** He now voices the Red Skull in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'', meaning he now has had the honor of voicing two of Marvel's [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]]. The Other being Green Goblin of course. |
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** He also did the voices of Vilgax, Heatblast, and "baby Heatblast" (at least) in the original ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]''. |
** He also did the voices of Vilgax, Heatblast, and "baby Heatblast" (at least) in the original ''[[Ben 10 (Animation)|Ben 10]]''. |
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** Ares, the [[Title Drop|titular]] ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''. |
** Ares, the [[Title Drop|titular]] ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''. |
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** He is the baddest mofo in town, the all-powerful breakdancing Edo period samurai [[Samurai Champloo|Mugen]]. |
** He is the baddest mofo in town, the all-powerful breakdancing Edo period samurai [[Samurai Champloo|Mugen]]. |
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** The [[Mass Effect|Shadow Broker]] is...Spike Spiegel? |
** The [[Mass Effect|Shadow Broker]] is...Spike Spiegel? |
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** He's a German archaeologist in ''[[The Dig]]'', but may be more recognizable as [[Southern |
** He's a German archaeologist in ''[[The Dig]]'', but may be more recognizable as [[Southern-Fried Genius|the tracking station guy]] in the intro, and {{spoiler|the friendly alien at the end}}. |
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** The title character from ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]''. |
** The title character from ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]''. |
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** You can add Cliff Hudson and Roger Hall from {{Dead Rising}} to the list. |
** You can add Cliff Hudson and Roger Hall from {{Dead Rising}} to the list. |
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** Gonta in ''[[Pom Poko]]''. |
** Gonta in ''[[Pom Poko]]''. |
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** And now [[World of Warcraft|Scourgelord Tyrannus]] sounding... exactly like [[Lex Luthor]]. Which is freaking scary. |
** And now [[World of Warcraft|Scourgelord Tyrannus]] sounding... exactly like [[Lex Luthor]]. Which is freaking scary. |
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** Odin in ''[[Avengers |
** Odin in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. |
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** One-shot character Buck Rockgut in ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''. Recognized it right away since it's Mr. Krabs without the pirate accent. |
** One-shot character Buck Rockgut in ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''. Recognized it right away since it's Mr. Krabs without the pirate accent. |
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* '''[[Daws Butler (Creator)|Daws Butler]]''' |
* '''[[Daws Butler (Creator)|Daws Butler]]''' |
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** Numerous characters for numerous studios, including [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]], Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, and [[Quick-Draw McGraw]] for [[Hanna |
** Numerous characters for numerous studios, including [[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]], Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, and [[Quick-Draw McGraw]] for [[Hanna-Barbera]]; the Southern Wolf in [[Tex Avery]]'s Droopy shorts for MGM; [[Chilly Willy]] and Smedley the Dog for [[Walter Lantz]]; and Aesop's son in the "Aesop and Son" sketches on ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''. He also voiced Cap'n Crunch in commercials for many years. |
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* '''Pat Buttram''' |
* '''Pat Buttram''' |
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* '''[[Dan Castellaneta]]''' |
* '''[[Dan Castellaneta]]''' |
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** Try watching the Genie in the series [[Spin |
** Try watching the Genie in the series [[Spin-Off]] of Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' and NOT think of [[The Simpsons (Animation)|Homer Simpson]]. |
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*** One episode of ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'' had him reprise said role in one of Homer's dream sequences. |
*** One episode of ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'' had him reprise said role in one of Homer's dream sequences. |
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** Also the titular character in the ''[[Earthworm Jim (Animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' animated series. |
** Also the titular character in the ''[[Earthworm Jim (Animation)|Earthworm Jim]]'' animated series. |
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* '''Isshin Chiba''' |
* '''Isshin Chiba''' |
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** If you ever wonder why ''[[Tekken]]'''s Jin has such a familiar [[Evil Laugh]], you've probably played the ''[[Jo |
** If you ever wonder why ''[[Tekken]]'''s Jin has such a familiar [[Evil Laugh]], you've probably played the ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'' arcade fighter: both are voiced by Chiba Isshin, who is ''so'' good that he pulled off the [[Kiai]] without ''any'' modification. |
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* '''[[Minori Chihara]]''' |
* '''[[Minori Chihara]]''' |
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* '''Christopher Collins (Latta)''' |
* '''Christopher Collins (Latta)''' |
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** From the original series, [[Transformers|Starscream]] was voiced by Chris Latta, who was also the voice of Cobra Commander in ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. |
** From the original series, [[Transformers|Starscream]] was voiced by Chris Latta, who was also the voice of Cobra Commander in ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. |
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*** However, he was NOT the voice of Rasp, [[The Starscream]] from ''[[Dino-Riders]]'', despite the fact that whoever did Rasp's voice-most sources say it was Frank Welker-did it in a voice more or less identical to Latta's Starscream/Cobra Commander voice. So it was pretty much [[Hey |
*** However, he was NOT the voice of Rasp, [[The Starscream]] from ''[[Dino-Riders]]'', despite the fact that whoever did Rasp's voice-most sources say it was Frank Welker-did it in a voice more or less identical to Latta's Starscream/Cobra Commander voice. So it was pretty much [[Hey It's That Voice|that voice]], but not [[Hey It's That Guy|that guy.]] |
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* '''[[Jeffrey Combs]]''' |
* '''[[Jeffrey Combs]]''' |
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** Besides numerous roles in horror movies and several ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' series, he has lent his voice to [[The Question]] in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (the ultimate conspiracy theorist -- "The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister!" -- as well as Huntress' boy toy), and before that he filled in as the Scarecrow in ''[[Batman |
** Besides numerous roles in horror movies and several ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' series, he has lent his voice to [[The Question]] in ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (the ultimate conspiracy theorist -- "The plastic tips at the ends of shoelaces are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister!" -- as well as Huntress' boy toy), and before that he filled in as the Scarecrow in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|The New Batman Adventures]]'' (the tail end of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]''). |
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** He also plays the Leader on ''[[Avengers |
** He also plays the Leader on ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. |
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** And now he's Ratchet on ''[[Transformers Prime]]''. |
** And now he's Ratchet on ''[[Transformers Prime]]''. |
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* '''[[Richard Ian Cox]]''' |
* '''[[Richard Ian Cox]]''' |
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** The voice of [[Inu Yasha (Anime)|Inu Yasha]] and [[Ranma |
** The voice of [[Inu Yasha (Anime)|Inu Yasha]] and [[Ranma ½ (Manga)|Ranma]] makes an on-screen appearance for an episode of ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. |
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*** He's also Pietro (aka Quicksilver) in ''[[X-Men Evolution]]''. |
*** He's also Pietro (aka Quicksilver) in ''[[X-Men Evolution]]''. |
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** And he has a small part at the beginning of ''[[L Change the World (Film)|L Change the World]]''. X3 |
** And he has a small part at the beginning of ''[[L Change the World (Film)|L Change the World]]''. X3 |
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* '''[[Bill Curtis]]''' |
* '''[[Bill Curtis]]''' |
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** ''[[Anchorman |
** ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' has this real-life anchorman doing the opening and closing narration. Most people know him from A&E crime-show narration ("the Menendez brothers..."), but for anybody who grew up watching him on CBS 2-WBBM in Chicago, this was a special treat. |
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* '''E.G. (Elizabeth) Daily''' |
* '''E.G. (Elizabeth) Daily''' |
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** [[Tropers/Pikawil|This guy]] immediately recognized the voice of the Rhino in the ''Spider-Man 2'' video game (the [[The Problem With Licensed Games|surprisingly good]] one of [[Spider-Man (Film)|the movie]]) as being DiMaggio at first hearing on the basis that it is basically a lower-pitched Bender. |
** [[Tropers/Pikawil|This guy]] immediately recognized the voice of the Rhino in the ''Spider-Man 2'' video game (the [[The Problem With Licensed Games|surprisingly good]] one of [[Spider-Man (Film)|the movie]]) as being DiMaggio at first hearing on the basis that it is basically a lower-pitched Bender. |
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** He was also freakin Toy Man in ''[[Superman Doomsday]]''. |
** He was also freakin Toy Man in ''[[Superman Doomsday]]''. |
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** On top of all that, he's also commentator Kreese Kreeley in ''[[Mad World]]'' (using his Bender voice once more), along with [[Whose Line Is It Anyway (TV)|Greg Proops.]] |
** On top of all that, he's also commentator Kreese Kreeley in ''[[Mad World]]'' (using his Bender voice once more), along with [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Greg Proops.]] |
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** He's Hammerhead and the Sandman on ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', and it's actually hard to tell they are both voiced by the same guy. |
** He's Hammerhead and the Sandman on ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'', and it's actually hard to tell they are both voiced by the same guy. |
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** He has played in three Ghibli dubs: Gonza in ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (as well as some incidental voices), various minor roles in ''[[Castle in The Sky]]'', and Ryutaro in ''[[Pom Poko]]''. |
** He has played in three Ghibli dubs: Gonza in ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (as well as some incidental voices), various minor roles in ''[[Castle in The Sky]]'', and Ryutaro in ''[[Pom Poko]]''. |
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** [[Naruto (Manga)|Sai]] is [[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Numbuh One]]. |
** [[Naruto (Manga)|Sai]] is [[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Numbuh One]]. |
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** Few things are weirder than hearing [[Bleach (Manga)|Szayel Aporro Granz]] speak in English when you realize it's Numbuhs 1 ''and'' 2 talking about crushing guts with voodoo dolls. |
** Few things are weirder than hearing [[Bleach (Manga)|Szayel Aporro Granz]] speak in English when you realize it's Numbuhs 1 ''and'' 2 talking about crushing guts with voodoo dolls. |
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** He's [[Blood |
** He's [[Blood+ (Anime)|Kai]] too. |
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* '''[[Aaron Dismuke]]''' |
* '''[[Aaron Dismuke]]''' |
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** Holy shit, he voiced {{spoiler|young}} Lorenzo from ''[[Haunting Ground (Video Game)|Haunting Ground]]'' and Akechi Samanosuke from [[Onimusha|Onimusha 3]]! |
** Holy shit, he voiced {{spoiler|young}} Lorenzo from ''[[Haunting Ground (Video Game)|Haunting Ground]]'' and Akechi Samanosuke from [[Onimusha|Onimusha 3]]! |
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** While it might be a bit harder to hear, he voiced Kazuhira Miller in ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]''. Along with this, he was also the voice talent for one of the random voices that recruits may have. |
** While it might be a bit harder to hear, he voiced Kazuhira Miller in ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]''. Along with this, he was also the voice talent for one of the random voices that recruits may have. |
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** Though this falls more into [[Hey |
** Though this falls more into [[Hey It's That Guy]], he also played the [[Wangst|infamous]] [[The Scrappy|Byron]] on ''[[Babylon 5 (TV)|Babylon 5]]''. |
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** Baron Zemo in ''[[Avengers |
** Baron Zemo in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. |
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* '''[[Eliza Dushku]]''' |
* '''[[Eliza Dushku]]''' |
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** Zalbeth in [[Noahs Ark The New Beginning]] |
** Zalbeth in [[Noahs Ark The New Beginning]] |
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** Selena Kyle in [[Batman Year One]] and the ''DC: Showcase'' for Catwoman. |
** Selena Kyle in [[Batman: Year One]] and the ''DC: Showcase'' for Catwoman. |
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** Megan in ''Fight Night: Championship.'' |
** Megan in ''Fight Night: Championship.'' |
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** Rubi Malone in [[Wet]], a possible allusion to one of her [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|earlier roles.]] |
** Rubi Malone in [[Wet]], a possible allusion to one of her [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|earlier roles.]] |